Rabies
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Letter: Rabies article contains misleading information
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PublishedApril 26, 2021
State watching rabies attacks, new strain potential issue
A recent spree of attacks in Topsham points to a potential cluster of rabies, but not more rabies in the state, experts say.
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PublishedApril 5, 2021
Topsham resident attacked by rabid fox Sunday
Fourth fox attack in Topsham in two weeks
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PublishedMarch 30, 2021
Rabies case identified in Freeport
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
Fox attacks woman in Brunswick mobile home park before being killed with help from neighbor
Brunswick police say a fox lunged at a woman on Valerie Avenue in the Bay Bridge Estate mobile home park Friday night.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2021
Suspected rabid fox shot after biting at children, fighting with dog in Phippsburg
According to Norman Turner, Phippsburg animal control officer, the fox had porcupine quills in its mouth, a common sign the animal was rabid.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2020
Rabid fox attacks elderly Phippsburg man
In the third such attack in Phippsburg this year, an 82-year-old man was bitten before the animal could be killed.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2020
Police: Fox that attacked Brunswick man last week was rabid
This is the second confirmed and third suspected case of rabies this year, all within the past two months, according to the Maine CDC.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2020
Brunswick man, animal control officer attacked by rabid fox
The fox, confirmed as rabid, also attacked the animal control officer. This is the third known fox attack in Brunswick this summer, according to police.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2020
Faded frenzy: State biologist, victim reflect on Midcoast fox attacks
The attack by two foxes of a man in Woolwich last week doesn't lead a regional wildlife biologist to think a new wave of cases has begun.